The Gardener Magazine

Pretty and functional

If cooking is your main thing, you would probably be more interested in the culinary value of the three herbs and some of their varieties we are describing. But, if cooking and gardening are your passions, we will give you more reasons to plant these three herbal groundcovers.

The value of groundcovers in general

• Groundcovers do just what their name says; they are low-growing and willing to spread rather fast to cover large areas of soil.• They can be used as living mulches acting as insulators against cold, or to slow moisture evaporation, and being dense growing, will go a long way to suppress weeds.• They encourage microbial activity creating a healthy habitat for soil organisms, thus improving the• If chosen well, they supply the beauty of foliage texture and a ‘polished look’, drawing your eyes down to garden floor level, rather than always upwards which other plants do – they can keep you on your knees in awe!

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